The output isn't in a proper window, so background stuff sometimes flickers through.

When done on the local terminal the keyboard is obscured so you can't exit. SSH works quite well.

240x320 mode has some quirks:

The gamma/brightness/contrast is weird. Encoding adjustments into the media is a workaround.

Vertical banding (as seen in landscape position) is quite noticeable.

Using CTRL-C to exit vidplay doesn't reset the screen; use 'q' instead.

Despite these issues, it proves that the horsepower is there and it can be done.

Another derivated method : works like a charm for me !

No ssh, no xrandr, no script needed, juste mplayer and qwerty keyboard :
Like it's said in the "Getting started with FreeRunner" wiki page, you have to install the full qwerty keyboard, see these instructions.
After that, you can go to Terminal and type :

mplayer vid/my_video.avi

Mplayer starts in full screen, if your video is optimized like below 240x320 it's work like a charm and to quit just use the power button.

Only issue : You can't forward/backward/pause...

Example - Big Buck Bunny

PC

Download the source (no need to start with the giant full resolution version)

The output isn't in a proper window, so background stuff sometimes flickers through.

When done on the local terminal the keyboard is obscured so you can't exit. SSH works quite well.

240x320 mode has some quirks:

The gamma/brightness/contrast is weird. Encoding adjustments into the media is a workaround.

Vertical banding (as seen in landscape position) is quite noticeable.

Using CTRL-C to exit vidplay doesn't reset the screen; use 'q' instead.

Despite these issues, it proves that the horsepower is there and it can be done.

Another derivated method : works like a charm for me !

No ssh, no xrandr, no script needed, juste mplayer and qwerty keyboard :
Like it's said in the "Getting started with FreeRunner" wiki page, you have to install the full qwerty keyboard, see these instructions.
After that, you can go to Terminal and type :

mplayer vid/my_video.avi

Mplayer starts in full screen, if your video is optimized like below 240x320 it's work like a charm and to quit just use the power button.

Only issue : You can't forward/backward/pause...

Example - Big Buck Bunny

PC

Download the source (no need to start with the giant full resolution version)